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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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